Typical range
$200–$550+
Move-in cleaning in Santa Monica is priced from this published range against the empty-home scope.
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Move-In Cleaning in Santa Monica.
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A sanitized, aired-out start before the truck arrives — cabinet interiors, appliances, closets, and every surface the last tenant touched, done in the key-handover gap.
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Move-In Cleaning · Santa Monica
Move-in cleaning before the first box lands in Santa Monica
The unit you were shown and the unit you receive are rarely the same thing. Places sit vacant here for weeks between tenancies, shut up tight, and in a coastal city that closed-up stretch does specific damage: marine air with nowhere to move leaves a musty edge in closets and a dull film across every hard surface. Downtown condos and Bergamot lofts do it as readily as an Ocean Park duplex.
We clean the parts of a home you cannot reach once furniture is in. Cabinet and drawer interiors, the inside of the refrigerator and oven, closet shelves and rods, medicine cabinets, and the tops of doors. Everything a previous tenant touched gets disinfected — switch plates, handles, taps, thermostat. In older Wilshire-Montana buildings we hand-clear the wood window channels, which is usually where vacancy dust has quietly settled.
Timing matters more than anything else. The window between keys and the moving truck is often a single day, sometimes a few hours. We work that gap, weekends included, and we work it around building rules — service elevator reservations, loading windows, permit blocks. Book the clean before the movers, not after, and the unit only has to be emptied once.
Move-in scope
What's included in move-in cleaning
The complete checklist used for Santa Monica homes.
🍳 Kitchen6 points+
- Every cabinet and drawer interior washed
- Refrigerator interior, shelves and seals cleaned
- Oven interior, racks and door glass degreased
- Sink, disposal and faucet disinfected
- Counters and backsplash sanitized
- Behind and beside the appliances reached
🛁 Bathrooms6 points+
- Medicine cabinet and vanity interiors cleaned
- Tub, tile and grout scrubbed and sanitized
- Toilet disinfected including base and bolts
- Shower head descaled
- Mirrors and light fixtures cleared
- Floor edges and behind the door mopped
🚪 Closets & Storage6 points+
- Closet shelves and rods wiped down
- Closet floors vacuumed and mopped
- Built-in drawers cleaned inside
- Storage cupboards aired and wiped
- Door tracks and runners cleared
- Shelf edges and brackets dusted
🏠 Whole Unit6 points+
- Switch plates, handles and thermostat disinfected
- Window channels hand-cleared of vacancy dust
- Interior glass and sills cleaned
- Baseboards and door tops wiped
- Floors vacuumed then mopped throughout
- Vents and fan covers dusted
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Clear Santa Monica pricing
The original published ranges are shown exactly as provided.
Upfront quote
Free
No charge to quote a move-in across Santa Monica.
Reply timing
ASAP
We reply as soon as possible during business hours.
Local expertise
Move-In Cleaning across Santa Monica
These neighborhood notes are unique to this exact city and service combination.
Downtown Santa Monica
New condo residents get one loading-dock window on move day, so the clean has to be finished and out before the elevator is reserved for furniture.
Bergamot
Loft conversions have open storage and high shelving that must be wiped before belongings go up, since reaching them again means moving everything.
Wilshire-Montana
Units that turn over after long tenancies need cabinet interiors and window channels cleared, because those are the layers a landlord repaint never touches.
Ocean Park
Vacant beach-adjacent duplexes hold sand in closet corners and door tracks that has to come out before anything is unpacked onto the floor.
Mid-City
Courtyard buildings share walkways and laundry, so we sanitize entry hardware and thresholds along with everything inside the unit.
Montana Avenue
Remodeled units often still carry fine construction dust on shelf tops and inside drawers, which is invisible until you put clothes in them.
How it works
Booked, cleaned, checked, ready
01
Request
Share your home size, timing, and priorities.
02
Confirm
We confirm the exact scope and upfront price.
03
Clean + Check
Your trained team follows the room-by-room checklist.
04
Ready
The work is checked before your team locks up.
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What customers say about our move-in cleaning
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Move-In Cleaning in Santa Monica: questions answered
How much is a move-in clean in Santa Monica?
It sits in the $200–$550+ published range. Unit size sets the baseline and vacancy length adjusts it — a place empty for two months takes longer than one turned over in a week. Tell us both and the free quote comes back accurate the first time.
Which parts of the city do you serve for move-ins?
All five ZIPs. Move-in work runs constantly through Downtown in 90401, Wilshire-Montana in 90403, Mid-City and Bergamot in 90404, and Ocean Park in 90405, plus 90402 north of Montana. Elevator buildings and third-floor walk-ups are equally routine, and crews carry their own equipment up either way.
When should I schedule it?
After you have keys and before the movers arrive, even if that gap is only a morning. Cleaning an empty unit takes a fraction of the time cleaning around boxes does, and cabinet interiors are effectively unreachable once the kitchen is loaded.
Do you work around building move-in rules?
Yes. Many Santa Monica buildings require a reserved service elevator and a fixed loading window, and some ask for vendor paperwork. Give us the building contact and requirements when you book and we schedule inside the window rather than against it.
Can you do it on a weekend or at short notice?
Often, yes. Lease starts and closings shift constantly, and weekend move-ins are completely normal in this city. Same-day availability depends on the calendar, but it is always worth asking. We reply as soon as possible during business hours with a straight answer.
How do I book?
Request a free quote online or call and text (323) 370-0898 with your key date and address. We reply as soon as possible during business hours, and the 100% satisfaction promise covers the visit, including a free re-clean if anything was missed.
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